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Since already a long time now, I've wanting to build a new comp in order to substitute my old Dell M4700 (which served me good for 5 years during my Architecture career).

Thanks to many forums and builds in this page, I decided to give AMD a chance and build a Threadripper set in order to be able to render with good quality and not spending all nights for it. At the beginning I was wondering to buy a 1900X, but then I saw it made more to sense to invest a bit more in order to go for a 1920x. Together with 16GB Flare X CL14, I've had no problem when building it all, and with the newest BIOS I could set all parameters without any problem.

I've just tried to overclock it shortly, but I've seen that almost no one gets over 4GHz. I'll check what mine can do. I wonder if it makes sense to OC it, when it can get to 4GHz by itself with turbo. Not sure I need 4GHz@24/7 if it gets to the proper speed when needed.

Only problem I had so far is that CPU-Z Only recognizes the memory as Dual channel, and not as Quad. I followed the user manual and the ram modules are in the right place... :S Shouldn't it be automatically recognized as quad ? Or should I set something in the BIOS?

I did a small test in 3dsmax+vray, and a render that took almost 4h in my old laptop, it only took 55 min in this beast (I know both machines play in a different league, but still, it's a beast when rendering with so many threads)

In order to get a nice look and full control, installed a Commander Pro, and I need to say I'm amazed how good and cool the Corsair software is :D. I find it really useful to set the vents color according to CPU temperature (when rendering I can easily check how it's doing).

Finally, I bought a G610 in order to check if this new mechanical keyboards where as cool as people say, and I need to say it's really comfortable to wright ;)

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You can check some of my work here if you would like to ;)
(More renderings will be coming soon, and also with better quality ;) )

Gskill only has the 4X8gb showing as compatible with threadripper. The 2X8gb kit shows as being compatible with ryzen. Not saying it wont work....While many can say its the same, its not.. when you buy a quad kit, it is paired from the fabric. Also they can use a different die. Manufacturer would only guarantee that it would work correctly if bought in kits of 4 (This is from corsair).

The QVL stands for qualified vendor's list. This list references the DIMM's that have been tested and certified to work at rated speeds and timings on their specific motherboard. It has been less important in the past than it is now with Ryzen and TR.

Actually it's pretty stable at 4 GHz (it passes: blender, cinebench with normal average score and wprime). BUt the other day crashed after 1h playing assassins creed. I'll retry now with new drivers. Don't want to push a lot the Vcore as 1,35 is the max recomended from AMD.

Memory timmings work fine since the first day I setted them at CL14 ;)

Problem is...CPU-Z Only recognizes the memory as Dual channel, and not as Quad. I followed the user manual and the ram modules are in the right place :S Shouldn't it be automatically recognized as quad ? Or should I set something in the BIOS?

I've been using already amd overdrive but I feel more comfortable directly in the BIOS.
I'll try the 1.25+medium/hich LLC and see what happens with it.

Shame that you also had problems with it... But it will usually stay more than 2h if it's rendering, I don't usually stay that long when playing. (Guess it's gona have to be a heavy scenario if it could manage the ones I did before in less than an hour...)

"I did a small test in 3dsmax+vray, and a render that took almost 4h in my old laptop, it only took 55 min in this beast (I know both machines play in a different league, but still, it's a beast when rendering with so many threads)"

I did a small test in 3dsmax+vray, and a render that took almost 4h in my old laptop, it only took 55 min in this beast

Tell me about it, in April 2017 I upgraded from a FX 8320 @ 4.7 GHz to a Ryzen 7 1800x @ 4.0 GHz and adobe premiere pro was never the same. A 10 minute 30 fps video before took about 12-13 minutes to export and now I can get a 10 minute 60fps video exported in 5-6 minutes. Workflow when doing work also has picked up quite a bit too. Let's not mention the cost savings on the power bill lol.

You basically have it all for a production PC, a beast CPU, a well performing GPU for programs that can use the GPU, and 32GB of ram is basically the sweet spot for ram in a content creation PC.

One I've got with and OCB purchase hahaha!
Might not be the nicest but it comes with the palmrest and it's really comfy. Do you know any well konwn brand that produces something similar with palmrest and nicer? (which isn't difficult to be more...)

Thanks! I wanted to have all the RGB fans but also wanted to profit from the ones that came with the cooler. So I thought it would be a good idea to use them in push pull on top, and leave the one below blowing cold air to the GPU ;)

Amazing build and amazing cable management! I also have the Corsair HD120 fans + Node Pro... and organizing all those cables nicely was a big nightmare for me . But you have done a very nice job! Congratulations for the featured.

Thanks! I'm even considering a third...but now this model isn't anymore in production (there is already a substitute for it). Can't never get enough space for working while rendering+adjustments+3d model+PS+etc...
For me it works fine, I guess a 144 one would make a difference, but I'm happy with them ;)

Actually I would say it isn't that bad, because it comes with many places where to attach all the cables, but yes...you see the cables, can't really hide them all the way. It was chaos with the amount of cables the RGB fans have, but as said, with some patience and "roll" management cable it has come pretty good I think ;)

Long life for the G13! How long has it been in the market? And still no succesor! Really good to be improved! (even if it could be already). Thought for playing but really good to set as a drawing tool for CAD

this is a rreally great build my friend it checks all the boxes really! for your uses youd need to allocate more ram and cpu power than gpu power and thats exactlly what you did! the only thing im concerned about is the push pull configuration you have because although your mass amount of fans you might be creating negative pressure of blowing warm air (by like a single degree but small stuff makes the difference) into the build. care to shed some light on which fans are blowing which way?

Thanks man ;) I planned it for quite a long time, and when I saw the Threadrippers I said...now is the moment!

At the moment the 3 at the front + the 2 of the radiator (total 5) are pushing inside, and then the 2 on top + 1 at the back are pulling out. You think it would be better to turn the on on the back to pull air in for exemple?

Good lord that back end cable management is clean as hell! Kudos to you for putting in that work with the electrical table keeping that organized. Mine is a bit of a mess, even after trying to sort things out.

can you please describe how you connected your fans to the commander pro? I am confused which cables go where. Did you plug the power cable into the motherboard and the lighting cables into the commander pro? Build looks great BTW! just trying to figure out how to set my fans up.
Thanks in advance!

In my case I finally decided to buy 3 extra HD fans and then plug them all to one RGB controller (in case you have HD+SP fans, you have to use 2 diferent RGB controllers).

I controll everything through the Commander Pro + Corsair Software (which is really easy and nice I need to say): Fans speed, colors, temperatures, PSU power...
I've just the water pump plugged to the Mobo cause as it isn't a Corsair product, it can't be controlled by the Commander pro.

(I'll update the scheme and repost it here and also add it in the picture).